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ASU alumnus Phil Mickelson has won the Waste Management Phoenix Open three times. (Photos special to Nearby News)

The Grand Canyon isn’t the only famous hole in Arizona. Every winter, a certain hole in Scottsdale gets surrounded by tens of thousands of screaming people who drink beer and loudly boo and cheer on the cue of giant LED lights telling them to “Make Some Noise.” Sometimes they get flipped off by professional athletes.

Sometimes they make it rain plastic cups, like they did 20 years ago when an upstart named Tiger Woods took a 9-iron out of his bag and hit a holein-one.

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Kris Cano, forensic laboratory manager for Scottsdale PD’s Crime Laboratory. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Police Department)

First of all, Kris Cano would like to make it known that in real life, a forensic investigator can’t get DNA “fast tracked” through the lab and have the results of the testing back in 15 minutes, like the characters can on CSI. “It’s not like you see on TV,” said Cano, forensic laboratory manager for the Scottsdale Police Department’s Crime Laboratory, located in the shadow of the Big Surf waterpark

by Rio Salado Park. “We can’t turn around a sample the same day that we

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Youth camp fosters relationships between kids and teens

By Marilyn Hawkes

Students who stay involved with Swift programs are eligible to attend one of two free fiveday residential camps in the summer. (Photo courtesy Swift Youth Foundation)

Swift Youth Foundation’s executive director, Kaylie Medansky, said volunteering at Camp Swift as a teenager spurred her long-term interest in working in the nonprofit field. “I started as a counselor at 15 and I was hooked,” she said.

Camp Swift, an overnight summer camp program in Prescott, started in 1980 as a social action project of the Southwest Federation of Temple Youth, a regional Jewish youth organization.

Thirty-eight years later, the nonprofit is now known as the Swift Youth Foundation, an organization based in Scottsdale that fosters positive mentor relationships between economically disadvantaged youth and college-bound teens. To date, Swift Youth Foundation has served more than 15,000 students and teen volunteers.

During the school year, Swift Youth Foundation partners with the Paradise Valley 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) After the Bell Program to stage Swift After School, a weekly program held at Palomino Intermediate School that engages students ages 8-11 and 1418 along with teen mentors in afterschool activities, including sports, enrichment classes and team-building activities; and Swift Saturdays, a monthly program during the school

year that serves the same population.

In an effort to keep middle-schoolage students engaged and bridge the gap in programming between elementary and high school, the foundation started Club Swift Jr., a monthly Saturday program specifically targeting 12- to 14-year-olds.

Students of all ages look forward to participating in Swift programs, Medansky said. “They find Swift to be a home and a safe space for them to just really be themselves.”

Those who stay involved are eligible to attend one of two free five-day residential camps in the summer. Teachers recommend the students based on grades, attendance and behavior, Medansky said.

Many of the volunteer counselors are Jewish high school students who come from Valley and other Southwest Jewish youth groups and come at their own expense. “I don’t know of any other organization where you can have as much of a hands-on, fully immersive volunteer experience as you do being a counselor at Swift,” Medansky said.

Like Medansky, many of the collegebound teens are swayed by their afterschool interactions and Camp Swift summer experiences. Some, including Jeff Hawkes, a Scottsdale Saguaro High School and University of Arizona graduate (and son of the author

of this article), continue to return to Camp Swift long after they’ve established their adult lives.

Jeff, who met his future wife, Gabrielle, while at Camp Swift, said after years of volunteering, the Scottsdale couple understands the big picture.

“Everyone who volunteers is so enthusiastic, whether you’re driving a van or unclogging a toilet, because we know that it’s helping the kids have a good time,” Jeff said.

When Jeff started volunteering at camp, he was stunned to learn that some of the campers didn’t get three meals a day at home and had inadequate clothing. “Some kids show up at camp with just the clothes they’re wearing and no toothbrush. It definitely makes you take stock of what’s important,” he said.

Gabrielle said she was always moved by the transformation in the children from when they arrive at camp to when they leave. “It’s like night and day,” she said. “A lot of them have never been away from Phoenix before. They’re out of their element in so many ways, but they become confident and learn so much in such a short period of time.”

Measuring outcomes has been difficult in the past, but Swift Youth Foundation has entered into a 10-year study with Arizona State University and the Paradise Valley School District to track the progress of its programs and participants.

Many former campers take part in Club Swift, a leadership-focused youth group for teens who live in the same communities as the campers. The leadership training prepares them to become counselors and positive role models, Medansky said.

One of those campers, Liz Mata, was in Medansky’s cabin the first year she became a counselor. Mata recently graduated from Smith College and secured a job with Southwest Human Development, a nonprofit devoted to helping children get a good start in life.

Medansky considers Mata a shining example of how Swift Youth Foundation helps young people succeed.

“Swift meant a lot to her and that’s driven her to want to work in a youth organization that’s doing great things in the community.”

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They have names like Kale and Clover, Flower Child and Grabbagreen. If you’re searching for a vegan or vegetarian restaurant in Scottsdale, you likely don’t have to look far.

HappyCow, which provides a dining guide for vegans and vegetarians, lists dozens of eateries in Scottsdale. The area has so many offerings, Wallethub recently ranked the city No. 8 for vegan and vegetarian “friendliness” in the country. The company evaluated areas such as accessibility, affordability and quality.

Vegetarians generally avoid meat, seafood or poultry. Vegans add dairy and eggs – or anything that comes from an animal – to that list.

There’s a reason so many eateries now offer plant-based options: The vegan industry has skyrocketed in recent years.

In the U.S., businesses that promoted vegetarian or vegan claims accounted for 17 percent of all product launches compared to 6 percent five years ago, according to Innova Market Insights.

The vegan industry has skyrocketed in recent years. A wide variety of eateries now serve vegan dishes, like this biscuits and gravy dish from Nami in Phoenix. (Photo by Chelsea Shannon/Cronkite News)

Younger generations – Millennials and Generation Z, in particular – have driven much of that growth, according to NPD Group Inc. Lisa Schmidt, a clinical dietitian and professor at Arizona State University, said many people who adopt plant-based diets such as veganism or vegetarianism have numerous health benefits. Plant-based diets are low in saturated fat, which is correlated to heart disease, type 2 diabetes and other health risks.

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“That’s very prohibitive for people who experience poverty,” Guidas said.

In Scottsdale, vegan options are readily available, but the city scored lower on affordability in the Wallethub survey.

Wallethub analyst Jill Gonzalez said in an email that eating vegan doesn’t need to be expensive. She said buying ingredients such as nuts, seeds and grain in bulk and frozen vegetables and fruit can cut down costs.

In its study, she said accessibility to vegan options was a big factor in the city’s vegan “friendliness.”

“Having easy access to these types of establishments certainly adds to the vegan-friendliness of any place. In New York, for example, more than 56 percent of restaurants offer vegetarian options, and almost a third offer vegan meals,” Gonzalez said in the email. “At the other end of the spectrum, nearby Newark only has about 20 percent of restaurants that offer vegetarian options, and merely 5 percent offer vegan options.”

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On Monday, January 29, this storied and exciting tournament will return for the 83rd time. First played in 1932, the Open is the fifth-oldest tournament on the PGA tour. And this year, it’s getting some upgrades and continuing to give back to the community that supports it.

Given the party-like atmosphere of the tournament (elevated by several grandstands and luxury boxes throughout the 18-hole, 7,266-yard course), it’s not surprising it’s such a highly attended event – the bestattended event in golf, in fact, drawing around half a million people every year. Last year, The Waste Management Phoenix Open set a PGA Tour and Phoenix Open single-day record with 201,003 fans in attendance on Saturday, and also set a tournament week attendance record of 618,365 people.

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Clockwise from top left: Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama has captured the title the past two years; The Waste Management Phoenix Open pumped $389 million into Arizona’s economy last year; Fans can enjoy an interactive experience at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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That’s not the only new addition to the course. Sugich said they will add a craft beer house on the west side of the 7th hole and a cantina with terrific views of the golf on the 12th hole.

And then there is the legendary 16th hole, one of the most exciting holes in golf and a coveted spot for cocktailsipping spectators. It offers a stadiumlike atmosphere not found anywhere else in the sport, which is why there’s often a line of people looking to nab the 3,700 general admission seats. “[The 16th hole has] become a bucket list item for people all over the Valley and the country,” Sugich said.

“It’s a signature hole.”

The 2018 tournament chairman said that popularity started in 1997 when Tiger Woods made a hole-in-one on 16. While it didn’t look like it does today, surrounded by stands and luxury boxes, the hole was still a popular spot for fans.

“It started growing organically and we wanted to create something special and make it more for the fans,” Sugich said. “We wanted to have something no one expected, kind of like going to a stadium-type atmosphere.”

That’s exactly what they created. In the past, Arizona State alumnus John Rahm has donned a Pat Tillman jersey on the 163-yard par 3. Fans are also known for booing golfers when they don’t land their first shot on the green.

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last year. It also gives back to the community that has supported it since the beginning. In 2017, the event raised more than $10.1 million for charity and has raised more than $122 million in its history. By attending the event, fans are supporting several nonprofit organizations across the Valley, including Phoenix Children’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Food Bank, Homeward Bound and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix.

“Our goal is to promote the Valley of the Sun through sports while assisting those in need in our community,” Sugich said. “The Waste Management Phoenix Open is a huge community event and giving back is worth all the work and effort.”

The tournament kicks off with plenty of events leading up to the first round on Thursday, February 1. There will be a Special Olympics Open on Tuesday, January 30, starting at 11 a.m. There also will be two Pro-Ams, with the Kadima Ventures Pro-Am taking place on Monday,

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Golf...continued from page 8 January 29 and the Annexus Pro-Am taking place on Wednesday, January 31. Other events include the Phoenix Suns Charity Shot at Glory, a holein-one contest that takes place on the 16th hole, and the Coors Light Birds Nest concerts throughout the week, including performances by Flo Rida, OneRepublic and Florida Georgia Line featuring Chris Lane.

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A parade in winter, because we can: Scottsdale’s Parada Del Sol Like the famous Rose Parade of Pasadena, California, Scottsdale’s annual Parada del Sol began essentially as a way to brag about the city’s glorious winter climate.

After Scottsdale incorporated as a city in June of 1951 (adopting the “West’s Most Western Town” motto the same year), the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce decided to organize a “Sunshine Festival” in November to mark the opening of the winter tourist season. The first

celebrations consisted of a horsedrawn parade and a barbecue. Two years later, a volunteer organization, the Scottsdale Jaycees, assumed responsibility for the event and renamed it the Parada del Sol, Spanish for “parade in the sun.” The Parada del Sol succeeded in becoming an annual tradition, attracting large crowds and expanding to include a rodeo. This year’s Parada del Sol, on February 10, will mark 65 years of the Parada.

In 1956, the Jaycees added a rodeo to the Parada del Sol festivities. The first rodeo was held on a dirt lot where Fashion Square mall was later built. The Jaycees moved the event to rodeo grounds off Osborn Road in 1959, where Scottsdale Stadium was built. This undated photo captures a rider at what appears to be the Osborn Road rodeo grounds. In later years, the Parada del Sol rodeo was held at Rawhide Western Town in North Scottsdale. Today, the rodeo is held at Scottsdale’s WestWorld. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Public Library)

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DNA...continued from page 1 collect it and give you the results and tell you who the DNA is from. There’s a lot of steps, there’s a lot of quality assurance steps in there to make sure what we do is accurate. So it’s really nothing like it is on TV.” That said, the Scottsdale PD’s crime lab is about to get a whole lot faster, thanks to a $150,000 grant it was recently awarded from the National Institute of Justice to assist in handling the rise in DNA cases. Called the DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction grant, the funds will be used

by Cano’s team to purchase additional software for the statistical evaluation of DNA evidence, purchase validation services to validate the results and to develop more effective methods to determine the quantity present in DNA samples, which is a required step in the DNA analysis process.

Speeding up the DNA unit’s work became necessary thanks largely to the passage of House Bill 2268, which Gov. Doug Ducey signed last March.

Under the new law, health care facilities must notify law enforcement within 24 hours of collecting a sexual assault forensic evidence kit, commonly referred to as a rape kit.

Once notified, law enforcement agencies have five business days to take possession of the evidence, which then must be submitted to a crime lab within 15 days.

The bill was designed to address the problem of hundreds of thousands of rape kits sitting untested in police storage facilities across the country, which had impacted the Scottsdale PD as well. In 2016, there were 211 total cases involving DNA analysis (for crimes ranging from homicide and sexual assault to “property crimes,” such as burglaries) backlogged at the end of the year, up 44 percent from the backlog of 147 in 2015. Cano estimates that backlog is at about 365 cases right now.

Speeding up the process of evaluating and validating DNA

evidence will allow the Scottsdale PD’s crime lab to make sure every rape kit gets processed in a timely manner while allowing the team to also push through the other DNA cases. Cano says her lab currently has the smallest staff of any other full-service crime lab in the Valley — just three trained examiners, with another in training and a fifth position looking to be filled.

Even so, they’ve been managing to process every sexual assault case as it comes in, turning them around within 60 days of receipt.

“We currently do not have any sexual assault cases that are backlogged,” Cano said. What does get backlogged are the property crime DNA investigations, which Cano hopes the new software and services will help process faster.

“The process for every case is quite involved,” she said. “The first step is always to examine the evidence and determine if there are any biological fluids present. Then we sample the evidence for DNA, and the next process is called extraction, where we take a small portion of that and we allow the DNA to be released from the cellular material. Then after it’s extracted, we do a step called quantitation, where we determine how much DNA is present in the sample. From there we amplify it, or make many, many copies of DNA fragment, then we run them on an instrument and do a comparison of the crime scene samples to the known reference samples. Finally, we do statistical analysis, generate a report and do a review process. So all of those steps require about a week to do the actual laboratory process and probably another week to do the reporting in the review process.”

Even with the new equipment, Cano’s team still won’t be up to CSI speed. But she’s okay with that.

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By Nancy Norman, SUSD The core purpose of the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) is to ensure that all individual learners reach their full potential. We achieve this by being student-focused in all that we do and by being responsive, humble and growth-minded.

SUSD graduates are ready to take their place in the world when they leave us, whether they choose to continue their education or go directly into the workplace. SUSD high schools offer students a full complement of advanced study, from honors classes to dual enrollment and Advanced Placement classes that lead to transferable college credits (and lower tuition bills!).

SUSD offers an expanding variety of 21st-century, profession-related Career and Technical Education programs, from biotechnology and culinary arts to graphic/web design, engineering and nursing.

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In the Desert Mountain Learning Community, preparations continue for the expansion of Desert Mountain High School’s International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma program to neighboring Mountainside Middle School. Community response so far to the IB Middle Years Program (MYP) has been enthusiastic. Both schools look forward to receiving initial approval of their applications in the coming months. With that, they will gain access to additional resources that will assist staff in writing and reworking instructional content areas to reflect IB program requirements.

Parents interested in finding out more about the IB MYP are invited to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 1, in the Mountainside Middle School Student Center.

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By Wayne Schutsky The City of Scottsdale will launch a trial program to provide discounted rideshare services for visitors traveling back and forth between the city and Sky Harbor International Airport.

The program could start as soon as the end of January, though the city is still in negotiations with rideshare companies Lyft, Uber and Z-Trip.

The City Council approved the program – tentatively titled The Sky Harbor Connection Program – on December 5 and allocated $300,000 to fund it from the city’s bed tax.

The trial program likely will last between three and six months and will end when the $300,000 fund is exhausted.

“If it is successful, we will develop a more permanent program,” Scottsdale Transportation Director Paul Basha said. “The purpose of the test program is to understand its operations and gather enough data to prepare a RFP for a permanent program.”

For the past few years, Scottsdale has looked into potential public transit alternatives to rental cars for travelers moving between the airport and the city’s hotels.

Prior to moving forward with the trial rideshare program, the city considered other alternatives, including a trolley For the past few years, Scottsdale has looked into potential public transit alternatives to rental cars for travelers or bus service be- moving between the airport and the city’s hotels. (Photo by Africaspotter at wikivoyage) tween Scottsdale and Sky Harbor. The city also consid- not make sense for Scottsdale, Basha share companies was first proposed

by Experience Scottsdale to the Transered starting its own rental car service said.

“After three years of contemplating portation Department.” with a joint rental car location in the The City will cover a maximum of those ideas, we didn’t know what to do city.

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Participating ride share companies Any charges beyond $10 during each will provide the city with user data trip will be paid by the traveler. “(The amount is) $10 because it is that can be used to develop a potential about the cost of an Uber ride from long-term program.

The City of Scottsdale TransportaSky Harbor to downtown Scottsdale,” tion Department already operates a Basha said.

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STEM Gallery at MIM studies link between music and science

By David M. Brown

“If it sounds good, it is good,” the great Duke Ellington responded when asked about music.

But what is the science behind the skillfully coordinated sound that constitutes music? The STEM Gallery, a recent addition to the Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard in North Phoenix, is focusing on the connection between music and science. STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. The gallery explores themes of sound creation, technological innovation, the human ear, hearing safety and other topics.

“For years, we have offered a STEM + Music field trip option, and this new gallery takes our commitment to STEM education to the next level,” said Brian Dredla, the MIM’s director of education and public programs.

The STEM Gallery, though, has been tuned for multigenerational appeal. Anyone who wants to learn more about the science behind some of their favorite instruments and how humans experience sound will enjoy visiting.

The STEM Gallery shows how science brings music to life. (Photos courtesy Musical Instrument Museum)

“Our guests have a variety of musical backgrounds,” said Dredla, whose background blends biology and clarinet performance. “Some play instruments, while others do not. We wanted to create a space that gives guests of all backgrounds a glimpse into the science behind music.

“The STEM Gallery challenges guests to think about and appreciate music and musical instruments in new

In the STEM Gallery, guests can learn about physics of musical instruments and their distinct sounds.

ways. It’s a great example of something that has been created to resonate with our guests and tell a more complete story about music. The space was designed for anyone with an interest in music or science, or both.”

Highlights of the gallery include slow-motion and Schlieren video footage of musical-instrument vibrations, including selections courtesy of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. This shows that musical instruments, despite their differences, all vibrate to create sound waves.

Schlieren images show the detailed flow of air currents caused, in this case, by the sound waves.

Visitors also can learn about physics of musical instruments and their distinct sounds, or timbres.

They can see a deconstructed Stratocaster electric guitar showing its innovative construction and encounter instruments from around the world that highlight different means of sound production, including electronic instruments used in digital music.

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creativity and innovation have led to advances in instrument design and construction and how technology has fueled new genres of music and new ways to listen to recorded music,” Dredla said.

Museum associates such as Katie Runyan, Justin Gillespie and Kortney Carr were integral to the gallery’s development. In addition, the MIM team worked with animators and developers at Ansr Source in Dallas to create original video content, such as three videos explaining how different notes are played on three different instruments.

The MIM team also worked with Maplewood, Minnesota-based 3M and Dangerous Decibels at the University of Northern ColoradoGreeley to bring a hearing safety mannequin, “Jolene,” into the STEM Gallery.

The Dangerous Decibels public health campaign strives to reduce noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus by changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of school-age children.

“Jolene mannequins are used nationwide to educate people about hearing safety and the need to monitor sound levels when listening to music on personal devices,” Dredla explained.

A recent invited guest, scholar Edward R. Flynn, Ph.D., found the scientific and technical description of music “outstanding.” He is an adjunct professor of physics and a research professor of computer engineering at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

“The description of the anatomy of the ear, the role of hair cells in the cochlea in detecting vibrations evoked by sound, and the sections of the brain responding to this sound appeals to the viewer who wants to understand the science behind the perception of music,” he said.

“The STEM exhibit presents this in a way that the curious child and the fact-seeking adult will find equally stimulating.”

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Cavalia Odysseo spectacle gallops into Scottsdale

By Marilyn Hawkes

Cavalia Odysseo, a spectacular show that marries equestrian arts and stage arts, returns to the Valley on February 21 for a 25-show run under the white big top, which will be raised at Loop 202 and McClintock Drive.

The show features 65 horses of 12 different breeds and 50 riders, acrobats, dancers and live musicians. The $30 million production, which has been staged in Arizona previously, has changed and evolved, said aerialist Jacki Ward Kehrwald. “We have a new finale and the tent itself is bigger.”

Inside the football-field-size tent, the crew builds a three-story mountain from sand and mud “to become a playground for our horses,” said Andréanne Dumont, a rider in the show.

The production also boasts a stateof-the-art projection screen three times the size of the world’s largest movie screen, a life-size merry-goround and a lake filled with 40,000 gallons of recycled water.

During the show, horses interact with

aerialists and acrobats. In one number, four women perched on aerial fabrics are each connected to a rider and horse below. “The horses are... spinning us in a circle while we’re doing aerial ballet above them,” Kehrwald said. “I like to joke that the number is literally run by horsepower.”

Throughout the performance, aerialists are suspended up to 30 feet above the stage, Kehrwald said. During the finale, Kehrwald’s number requires her to fly over the audience in a circle. “It’s one of my favorite moments because you can really see the audience and see the look of amazement on their faces.

It’s very thrilling” The horses travel in style between shows in specially equipped trucks or by plane depending on the distance.

“We rent a 747 and recreate the stables on the plane,” Dumont said.

During the off-season and between locations, the horses are treated to farm time where they can run free around the paddocks and enjoy the

Throughout the performance, aerialists are suspended up to 30 feet above the stage. (Photo by Dan Harper)

sunshine. “Our goal is to make sure that our horses are comfortable. We want them to be happy and enjoy tour life,” Dumont said.

The performance is more than just a horse show with aerial arts and tumbling, Dumont said. “The show explores the relationship between human and horse and takes everything to the next level. It’s magnificent.”

IF YOU GO What: Cavalia Odysseo When: Various times, February 21 through March 4 Where: White big top at Loop 202 and McClintock Drive, Scottsdale Cost: Varies; call for pricing Info: 866-999-8111, cavalia.com

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Kid Koala

Kid Koala performs a multimedia adaptation of his graphic novel, Nufonia Must Fall, which tells the story of a lonely robot who tries to woo a workaholic girl with his love songs. The performance includes puppetry and video projections set against musical scores on piano, strings and turntables.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, February 2 and February 3; 7 p.m.

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Friendly Pines Camp Information Night

Friendly Pines Camp in Prescott hosts this informational event about its summer sleepaway camp. Camp director Kevin Nissen will give a presentation and discuss the emotional and physical benefits children experience when attending a summer sleepaway camp. Gifts, door prizes and refreshments add to the fun.

When: 7 p.m. Monday, February 5 Where: Courtyard Scottsdale Salt River, 5201 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: 928-445-2128, friendlypines.com

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The 7th Annual Street Eats Food Truck Festival brings samples from more than 55 different food trucks, plus cooking demonstrations, eating competitions and live music by local performers.

When: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, February 10 and February 11 Where: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale Cost: $12 GA ($15 at the gate); $65, VIP; free for children 12 and younger Info: 480-270-5000, streeteatsaz.com

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ODC/Dance brings its postmodern dance sensibilities, interdisciplinary approach and virtuosic contemporary dance techniques to Scottsdale. ODC/Dance consists of 10 dancers who perform for more than 50,000 people a year.

When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 15 Where: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale Cost: $29-$59 Info: 480-499-8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org

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The George Howard Band will perform a variety of Motown hits by artists such as Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes and more. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.

When: 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, February 17 Where: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 E. Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: 480-312-2727

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Talk to experienced pet professionals, visit information booths, learn about dog adoptions, get great giveaways and hear a variety of entertainers. Dog food donations will be accepted and will benefit Vista del Camino’s Pet Pantry and rescue agencies.

When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, January 20 Where: Chaparral Park, 5401 N. Hayden

The 28th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest brings more than 70 of the top Native hoop dancers from the United States and Canada to the Heard Museum to compete for cash prizes and the World Champion title.

When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, February 10 and February 11 Where: Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix Cost: $18, adults; $13.50, seniors 55 and older; $7.50, children ages 4 to 12 Info: 602-252-8840, heard.org

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Arizona Musicfest Young Musicians Winter Concert

This concert features some of the best young classical talent in Arizona showcasing their musical skills, maturity and artistry.

When: 2 p.m. Sunday, January 28 Where: Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix Cost: $23.50 Info: 480-478-6000, mim.org

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Arizona Balloon Classic

This multi-day event features a family fun zone, tethered and untethered hot air balloon rides, festival foods and a free kids’ breakfast and fireworks on Saturday.

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On December 20, guests including Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane and descendents of Herb Drinkwater gathered at Handlebar-J to remember Drinkwater, the mayor of Scottsdale from 1980 to 1996. Nicknamed “Mr. Scottsdale,” Drinkwater died in December 1997 at age 61 from cancer. The celebration at Handlebar-J marked 20 years since his passing.

1. Lois Drinkwater (Herb Drinkwater’s sister) and Mark Drinkwater (Herb’s son) hold up the poster guests signed throughout the evening. 2. Mary Ann Lund and Beth Morrow enjoyed the festivities. 3. Ray Herndon of the Herndon family, longtime owners of Handlebar-J. 4. Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane, Mark Drinkwater and Ray Herndon mingled at the event. 5. Arthur Cooper and Sandi Barrett were all smiles at the Drinkwater tribute. 6. Artist Betty Drake poses with Herb Drinkwater’s grandson, Bryce Buchanan. 7. Ray Herndon, a musician who has played guitar in Lyle Lovett’s band since 1983, addresses the audience from the stage. 8.

J. David Sloan, former owner of Mr. Lucky’s and bandmate of Willie Nelson, played country music for the crowd.

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Goodyear native Allison DeVane believed she had one route when she graduated from Millennium High School in 2008: Earn a degree, get a job, then get benefits.

She tried multiple employers, but nothing felt right.

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“I’m a coffee fanatic,” she said. “I love coffee. When I wanted to start a business, it was going to be a coffee shop. But there are a lot of great coffee shops out there.

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Teaspressa’s baristas handcraft a unique hybrid beverage that combines coffee and tea. Its signature tea blends are loose leaf and prepared like espresso shots, resulting in gourmet tea lattes and coffee-inspired beverages that contain as much caffeine as espresso.

“Some describe it as a different coffee,” she said. “It’s actually tea.

There are no other additives. We don’t add caffeine or anything like that. It’s all-natural tea. We use organic tea, which is nice.”

An alum of the reality TV show Shark Tank, DeVane expanded Teaspressa in October to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West, a National Historic Landmark and home of the School of Architecture at Taliesin and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

Teaspressa’s baristas handcraft a unique hybrid beverage that combines coffee and tea.

Allison DeVane, who recently opened a Teaspressa shop at Taliesin West, is an alum of the television show Shark Tank. (Photos courtesy Allison DeVane)

“It’s a good spot,” she said. “I appreciate the art here, and businesswise, it’s also great. We started in a nontraditional way. We started with online sales.

“We sell tea blends and infused sugar cubes so people can make the teas at home. We recently started a wholesale program.

Now, we’re at the point where we can afford to have our own brick and mortar, which was our original business plan. This is one of our locations.”

An Arcadia location is expected to open soon, as will other stores in the Valley.

She is working on an outlet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, too.

DeVane has been motivated to succeed since she was a business marketing student at ASU. A student in Barrett, The Honors College, DeVane minored in design and was a part of the alumni association. She designed the posters

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the football players ran through at games.

“I was involved in a lot of clubs and I started clubs, too,” she said. “I was just always dabbling in a lot of things.

In ASU, I was part of sorority and scholarship programs. ASU opened a lot of doors for internships and trying out different industries.”

She interned at KPMG in accounting but soon realized that wasn’t the right direction for her. She changed her major and now appreciates “how flexible and ASU was.”

The 2012 ASU graduate is part of the Barrett Cabinet and helps plan fundraisers and other events. “I like doing things to help further the kids, as far as opportunities,” she said. “I like to connect with people and give life advice.”

She wouldn’t have her life any other way.

“Every day is different,” DeVane said. “If I’m not working, I don’t make money. It encourages me to do my best, which can be tiring and exhausting. But I really enjoy it.”

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By Jan D’Atri

Bourbon Caramel Glazed Pork Ribs

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It’s simply one pot of wonderful.

I’ve been cooking ribs for a very long time, but as someone would undoubtedly say, “I ain’t never had ‘em like this!” How can you go wrong with baby backs glazed with a sweet and spirited caramel sauce? Now here

Pork Ribs in Caramel Bourbon Sauce Ingredients: - 4 pounds pork ribs, cut into about 3 or 4 portions ( I used baby back ribs) - 3/4 cup granulated sugar - 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar - 3/4 cup beer ( I used Anchor Steam Lager) - 1/4 cup bourbon ( I used Jack Daniels) - 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar - 2 tablespoons tomato paste or ketchup - 1/2 teaspoon packed fresh-grated ginger - 2 tablespoons soy sauce - 2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce - 2 teaspoons Dijon or brown mustard - 1 teaspoon sea salt (I used Pink Himalayan) - 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper - 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional for more heat Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

On medium-high heat, spread granulated sugar over bottom of a Dutch oven or heavy-bottom pot.

Sugar will begin melting around the outer edges. Allow sugar to completely dissolve, gently stirring

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comes the best part. (OK, the second best part.) There is very little prep and virtually no cleanup except for the pot! Grab a measuring cup and a few measuring spoons and that’s the extent of it. The best part, of course, is the finger-lickin’ rib fest! occasionally.

Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring only a few times, until liquid is a rich amber color like maple syrup, about 7-10 minutes. (Don’t burn the sugar.)

Turn off the heat, and stir in the brown sugar and beer. The mixture will steam and may harden at this point. (It will dissolve as it heats up again.)

Stir in the bourbon, tomato paste or ketchup, vinegar, ginger, soy sauce, Sriracha, mustard, salt, pepper and optional red pepper flakes, stirring until ingredients are combined. Place ribs in the pot and bring sauce to a boil.

With tongs, turn the ribs over so that the sauce coats all parts of the ribs. Cover, place in oven and roast for about 11/2 to 2 hours, basting the ribs two or three times during the cooking process to coat. When ribs are tender and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees, uncover, baste and allow to cook for another 30 minutes. Sauce will thicken and produce a glaze. (Do not let the sauce burn, as it will impart a strong, bitter taste.) Brush glaze over ribs one final time and serve hot or warm.

Serves 4-6.

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The Maggiore Group’s new Sicilian Butcher serves superb meatballs and more

By Niki D’Andrea

“This is sooo good! It’s sooo good!”

The woman at the table across from us was talking to her male dining companion, pointing emphatically with her fork at the dish in front of her. I didn’t know what she was eating, but that didn’t matter, because we were at The Sicilian Butcher, and everything on the menu is “sooo good!”

Branded as a “craft meatballs and charcuterie bar,” The Sicilian Butcher is the latest restaurant concept from Chef Joey Maggiore of The Maggiore Group. Chef Joey also owns and operates Hash Kitchen, and his father Tomaso is the founder of Tomaso’s Italian Restaurant and Tomaso’s When in Rome (Tommy V’s is also part of the family business).

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savory with whipped Boursin cheese, but far and away my favorite meatball on the menu is the turkey meatball – the best iteration I’ve ever had, and a huge hit at the grand opening in late November, when groups of people were literally stalking the servers for samples of them and hanging around the kitchen counter waiting. Cut into a turkey meatball with your fork and a pillow of fragrant steam rises to greet you.

Pasta and meatball orders work like this: You pick your meatball, then your sauce and your pasta, so you can more or less completely customize your order. There are nine sauces to choose from, including basil-tinged marinara, vodka cream sauce and a decadent truffle mushroom cream. Pastas are masterfully made with not a bad “bottom” among them. The mafalde (wide ribbon pasta) is one of the most popular, with the paccheri (large tube pasta) a close second. Spaghetti is of the long square variety, and ever al dente.

If you manage to make room for dessert, you won’t be sorry. Olive oil cake with mascarpone cream and housemade honeycomb is spongy and sweet – but in a comforting, not cloying, sense. The espresso caramel budino is a bed of vanilla custard covered in an eye-opening espresso caramel. The Deconstructed Cannoli is decent and adorned with crushed pistachio, candied lemon wheel and pizzel cookies, but if you’re Italian and grew up with an auntie who made magnificent cannoli, you should know right now that nothing will ever be as good – but The Sicilian Butcher’s version isn’t bad.

The restaurant has quickly become a neighborhood favorite. Chef Joey is usually there greeting guests, along with restaurant manager Luigi. And the place is almost always packed, inside and out, which is pretty impressive considering it’s only been open for a few months. Some of that has to do with the Maggiore reputation for creating superlative Italian dining experiences, but it’s probably mostly because of the mind-blowing meatballs.

They’re the kind of food experience that make people loudly enthuse “It’s sooo good!”

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expansive patio.

A full bar serves a slew of craft cocktails, most notably the Milan Margarita (tequila, pineapple rosemary agave, lime juice and Campari) and the Pepe Pepe (tequila, red pepper agave, lime juice and grapefruit juice). If tequila isn’t your taste, The Italiano brings the brawn with bourbon, Averna, amaretto syrup and a dash of orange bitters. Of course, wine is prime here, and the all-Italian vino list features Bucket of Tomaso’s Sicilian Meatballs (Photos by Debby Wolvos) Maggiore family Monte Olimpo This Italian foodie family knows its varietals (a Chardonnay and a Nero flavors. Every concept that’s opened D’Avola) and several Sicilian white and under the Maggiore umbrella so far red blends. Beer options are far fewer, has been a success, and The Sicilian but you can never go wrong with PerButcher is no exception – but it is ex- oni. But considering how fantastic the food here is, you might want to steer ceptional, starting with the setup.

The interior design is stylish and clear of filling beer.

Let’s start with the appetizers, and food-forward. There’s a little Italy in everything, from the mobster-figure a bowl of slick and flavorful Sicilian murals painted above the bar and the olives with a warm basket of ciabatta artsy cascade of butcher axes hanging bread. A good way to sample a few between chain-link curtains to the co- different starters is via a charcuterie lossal glass-enclosed display of hang- board. The Sicilian Street Board (twoing meats and the black-and-white person minimum) includes cazzilli wall-size photo of Tomaso Maggiore (fried potato sticks stuffed with mozwith a cigarette dangling from the zarella, crispy pancetta and tomato corner of his mouth. The interior herb sauce), panelle (chickpea French space is big and bright, with views of fries with lemon aioli), arancini (safthe open kitchen, and there’s also an fron rice balls packed with melty mozzarella, meat ragu and English peas), and crispy cuttlefish, which our server likened to calamari but which is actually more rubbery in texture and briny in taste.

Excellent bruschetta boards, flatbread, panini and salads abound on the menu, but the stars of this show are really the pastas (crafted in-house) and handmade meatballs. There are 10 kinds of craft meatballs on the menu, ranging from more traditional (Tomaso’s Sicilian Meatballs, made with veal, pork and beef ) to completely unexpected (Sicilian Tuna Fresh, made with ahi tuna, raisins, pine nuts, pecorino, garlic, lemon and herb bread crumbs).

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About a month away from the debut of Al Jardine’s acoustic show at Phoenix’s Musical Instrument Museum, Jardine, a founding member of the Beach Boys with a special connection to Scottsdale, was just starting to sketch together his show, a Springsteen-on-Broadway-style mix of songs and storytelling backed only by his son Matt and a media projectionist.

“I’m going to start with the first song we ever recorded, ‘Surfin’,’ and I’m hoping they can place a big double bass on stage for me, because that’s what I played on that song,” he said. “They should have one at the museum, I think.”

Obviously, Jardine has never been to the MIM: One of the museum’s centerpieces is its 12-foot-tall bowed Octobasse, one of the largest string instruments ever made. But Jardine plans to rectify that situation before his concert by dropping in on pal Peter Asher’s MIM show prior to his gigs. For Jardine, who lived in Scottsdale during the ‘80s when he was a familiar face around the Lasma Arabians horse ranch (he and second wife Mary Ann bred some million-dollar mares there), debuting his unplugged show at the MIM will mark a kind of homecoming.

“We lived in Scottsdale for about 10 years, and my wife’s parents and her brother still live there,” he said. “Our twins, Robbie and Drew, were born there.

Those were great years, man.”

If Jardine’s show shapes up anything like his Beach Boys founding member Al Jardine plays the MIM on January 29 and 30.

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easygoing conversational style, the 75-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is guaranteed to deliver an intimate, freewheeling account of his life as the one non-family member of one of America’s most influential family bands. It was a young Jardine, an early Kingston Trio aficionado, who first recognized in next door neighbor Brian Wilson’s tuneful odes to surf, bikinis and hot rods a rich mythology worthy of its own folk music, and encouraged the three Wilson brothers, Brian, Carl and Dennis, along with their cousin Mike Love, to sing about the Southern California life they knew best.

“The California that existed before we got here,” Jardine joked, acknowledging that the Beach Boys created an indelible fantasy image of their Hawthorne surroundings that continues to draw hordes of Huarache sandals-wearing pleasure seekers down Doheny way (“I got pretty tired of the traffic in Los Angeles,” he groused). Perhaps because of that, Jardine downplays the attractiveness of Northern California’s Big Sur, where he’s maintained an 80-acre ranch in an isolated canyon near Pfeiffer Beach since the early ‘70s and where he and Mary Ann narrowly survived a large wildfire in 2008.

“Big Sur is a gorgeous place, but it’s very difficult to live here,” he said, noting the massive round of fires that engulfed Northern California this past October — which at least cut down on vacationers. “I’m not going to talk about Big Sur very much because we don’t want more traffic,” he added, with a laugh. “There’s only one stoplight between me and Monterey!”

If Jardine fears overcrowding in Big Sur, he’s got only himself to blame.

His ambitious contribution to the Beach Boys’ 1973 album Holland, the three-part “California Saga,” put the NoCal paradise on the map, painting a vivid portrait of the coastline from Salinas to Morro Bay and namedropping everyone from Steinbeck to local legend Penny Vieregge. On his 2010 first-ever solo album, A Postcard from California, Jardine revisits the suite’s closing song with backing vocals from Neil Young, David Crosby and Stephen Stills, and elsewhere includes paeans to San Simeon, Carmel’s Hurricane Point and other sights along the region’s picturesque

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“That’s an awesome drive,” he said.

“It’s like the Nā Pali coast along the north side of Kauai. I’d better stop — I’ve said too much already!”

Interestingly, it’s Jardine’s mythologizing of Northern California and its eco-friendly counterculture, first captured on early ‘70s albums like Surf ’s Up and Sunflower, that is now finding favor with new young Beach Boys fans.

“There was just such a richness in what they were doing in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s,” said Matt Jardine, who was featured as a kid on the Sunflower album cover and now, at 51, tours with his dad in Brian Wilson’s band (set to hit the road again this fall).

“They were older. They weren’t kids anymore. They had families. And the beauty of living along the Big Sur coastline and just the wildness of it all became a part of the tapestry of their lives. And I think younger generations are really tapping into that era now. We recently played at this festival in Brooklyn, and it was all, like, twentysomethings out there in the audience.”

The younger Jardine, who now lives in Flagstaff with his wife and three kids, admitted even he’s not sure what songs and stories will find their way into the MIM show.

“He’s always telling stories that even I haven’t heard before,” Matt said. “There’s just so much history in that band that there’s always something new coming out. It’s like he’s peeling back the layers of an onion.”

Al said he hasn’t scripted anything.

“I’m just going to tell the stories behind the making of the songs — which I think is better than writing a book,” he added, bucking the trend of rock star-penned memoirs, from Springsteen’s to Brian Wilson’s, currently saturating Amazon. “I can’t stand that idea. So I thought I’d just talk about it, between the songs. I think this will be more fun.”

IF YOU GO What: Al Jardine performs A Postcard from California with Matt Jardine When: 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, January 29 and January 30 Where: Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix Cost: $63.50-$78.50 Info: 480-478-6000, mim.org

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Artists of Scottsdale Ranch hosts annual show and sale

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“Running Horses” by Arlyne Pasco. (Image courtesy Artists of Scottsdale Ranch)

The Artists of Scottsdale Ranch, a local group of regionally and internationally recognized artists, will hold its 10th Annual Artists of Scottsdale Ranch Show & Sale on February 17. Original artworks will be priced to sell and there will also be a silent auction to benefit the HonorHealth Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center.

This year, 18 artists, including several new artists, will participate in the show. Artworks encompass a wide variety of mediums, including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, jewelry makers and photographers.

Each participating artist will donate one or more original works to the silent charity auction for the HonorHealth Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, which has benefited from the Artists of Scottsdale Ranch annual show for years.

“We appreciate the talents of the artists who donate their work as well as the art lovers who participate in the silent auction,” said Nancy McCutcheon, manager of community outreach for the center. “This is a wonderful community event that supports not only local artists, but also the programs at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center.”

Among the exhibiting artists is Penny Kula, a local real estate agent who has been participating since the

first Artists of Scottsdale Ranch show.

Kula’s oil paintings depict aspects of the Sonoran Desert and Arizona sunsets.

Another longtime participant, Arlyne Pasco, will return with her acrylic and pastel paintings, along with drawings of wildlife and nature scenes. “My art is an expression of myself,” Pasco said.

“And I find I get the greatest enjoyment not only in creating art but in helping others explore their own creativity.”

Several artists new to the show will also exhibit this year, including Hank Rivoir, a juried artist with the Sonoran Arts League and ART35N in Flagstaff.

Rivoir’s medium is oil painting. “I like bold colors, and I want to create art that customers will want to display in their homes,” Rivoir said. “I don’t have a special subject I emphasize. Instead, I enjoy Arizona subjects such as aspens in Flagstaff, saguaro cactus at sunset, and finding new ways to look at the world around us.”

IF YOU GO What: 10th Annual Artists of Scottsdale Ranch Show & Sale When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 17 Where: Scottsdale Ranch Community Center, 10585 N. 100th Street, Scottsdale Cost: Free admission Info: artistsofscottsdaleranch.com

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Former Barenaked Ladies singer honors the past and celebrates new music

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Steven Page considers his forthcoming U.S. tour with the Art of Time Ensemble a reunion with old friends.

The former Barenaked Ladies tenor has traveled the world in support of his 2016 album, Heal Thyself Pt. 1: Instinct, most of which was cowritten by Craig Northey of the Odds. Although Page is “shocked” that fans have responded well to his solo material, he knows they want to hear Barenaked Ladies tracks like “Brian Wilson,” “The Old Apartment” and “Tonight Is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel.”

“Anybody who’s been around for a long time recognizes audiences want to hear the hits or things from the old days,” Page said.

“Luckily, I have a lot of those songs that people will remember if they’re coming to my shows. It’s easy to look at your new stuff as some kind of indulgence that the audience has to allow you to play in exchange for

the old stuff. It hasn’t worked out that way with me. I think of it as catching up with an old friend. They want to hear songs that remind them of the old days, but they also want to know what you’ve been up to and what you’re thinking.”

Page will reconnect with Phoenicians on Friday, February 9, when he plays at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (SCPA), backed by the Art of Time Ensemble, a nonprofit collective of Canada-based classical, jazz and pop musicians founded in 1998 by pianist/artistic director Andrew Burashko. The band Former Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page performs in Scottsdale on February 9. (Photo special – which features piano, guitar, to Nearby News) violin, cello and winds – will back Page. to newer stuff, to songs by Leonard “The show will be everything from Cohen, Radiohead and Magnetic old BNL songs like ‘Brian Wilson,’ Fields,” Page said.

“It’s an eclectic group of songs that we’ve chosen. The arrangements are great, but the players are astounding.

They really up my game. I’m playing with some of the best players out there. For me, I need to prove that I belong there, before they find out I’m a phony and a fraud.”

Jokes aside, Page and Art of Time Ensemble have been working together since 2008, when Burashko called Page to collaborate. Page said he was intimidated the first time he walked into Art of Time Ensemble rehearsals.

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Besides Page, Art of Time Ensemble has toured with American jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux and Canadian pop star Sarah Slean. Page has recorded with the collective, as well, including the 2010 album A Singer Must Die: Art of Time Ensemble with Steven Page.

Page is looking forward to returning to Arizona, a state he doesn’t visit often, especially since he left BNL in 2009. He’s excited about playing reimagined BNL songs as well as solo material from his five albums at SCPA. “We do ‘Running Out of Ink,’” he said about the song from the 2006 BNL album Barenaked Ladies Are Me. “Instead of being a New Wave, rock thing, as the original one was, this sounds like Mozart. It’s this ‘faux classical’ version, but still with my lyrics, jokes and all. It’s very entertaining, but it’s a lot of work to pull off.”

During a recent U.K. tour, Page received nightly requests from fans to play the deep cut “Tonight Is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel.”

“It became a highlight of the tour,” he said. “It’s nice when songs go missing and people remember them.”

Page’s shows have included his Heal Thyself Pt. 1: Instinct song “Linda Ronstadt in the ’70s,” a tune that’s especially poignant for Arizonans, considering she was once one.

“I was thinking about her as an artist, as one of those few people who’s always done whatever she wanted to do musically,” Page said. “Whether it was Big Band, country, rock, Gilbert and Sullivan or Mexican music, she just did it.

“It confounded people. Everything she did was amazing. She’s one of those people, like Neil Young, who does whatever they want. Sometimes it’s hard for the audience to reconcile.

Sometimes they want to hear the old hits. That’s where I draw a bit of a parallel.”

IF YOU GO What: Steven Page and the Art of Time Ensemble When: 8 p.m. Friday, February 9 Where: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale Cost: $29-$59 Info: 480-499-8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org

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Arizona Fine Art Expo This high-quality showing features 10 weeks of artists creating original pieces for sale in 115 studios. Patrons can meet the artists, watch them in action and learn about their inspirations.

When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, March 25 Where: 26540 N. Scottsdale Road, next to MacDonald’s Ranch, Scottsdale Cost: $10 season passes, $8 seniors and military, free for children 12 and younger Info: 480-837-7163, arizonafineartexpo.com meet your neighbor

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Barrett-Jackson There’s no car auction quite like the Barrett-Jackson event in Scottsdale.

This auction is a can’t-miss for car collectors and it features some of the world’s most sought-after, unique and valuable automobiles. If your eyes are bigger than your pocketbook, you can admire from afar with the auction’s food courts and motorcycle and thrill ride exhibitions.

When: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Sunday, January 21 Where: WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Road Cost: $8-$195 Info: 480-421-6694, barrett-jackson.com

Waste Management Phoenix Open Golf enthusiasts plan their entire year around the annual tournament, nicknamed “The Greatest Show on Grass.”

Featuring top professional golfers, this tournament attracts crowds and big names. The entertainment is just as exciting, with three nights of shows at the Coors Light Birds Nest, including Florida Georgia Line, OneRepublic and Flo Rida.

When: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, January 29 to Sunday, February 4 Where: TPC Scottsdale, 17020 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale Cost: Ticket prices vary; see website Info: 602-870-0163, wmphoenixopen.com

Hashknife Pony Express Mail Delivery and Community Celebration Living history arrives at the museum’s doorstep when the oldest officially sanctioned Pony Express blazes a trail from Holbrook to downtown Scottsdale on horseback. The annual delivery of 20,000 pieces of first-class mail with the “Hashknife Pony Express” is at noon. Free outdoor activities are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and include family-

friendly games and activities and entertainment. Food and beverage will be available for purchase from food trucks.

When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, February 9 Where: Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, 3830 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale Cost: Free; museum admission is a suggested donation of $5 for adults, $2 children/students Info: 480-686-9539, hashknifeponyexpress.com, scottsdalemuseumwest.org

Celebrity Game Night Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner and his wife, Brenda, are hosting Celebrity Game Night to honor former Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan while raising money for Treasure House.

Ross Aviation Hangar will be converted to a game room with the likes of giant Jenga, pop-a-shot and air hockey.

When: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, February 9 Where: Ross Aviation Hangar, Scottsdale Airpark, South Complex, North Hangar, 14700 N. Airport Road, Scottsdale Cost: $250 Info: treasurehouse.org/gamenight

Parada del Sol The 65th annual Parada del Sol Parade and Trail’s End Festival comes to downtown Scottsdale. The event provides an opportunity to showcase the town’s history, school groups, bands and shopping.

When: 10 a.m. parade; noon to 4 p.m.

Trail’s End Festival Saturday, February 10 Where: Downtown Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: paradadelsolparade-trailsend.com

Arizona Indian Festival Arizona tribes will share cultural experiences in the Indian Village, while other activities include viewing traditional dwellings and art, storytelling and performances, music and an artisan market.

When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, February 10, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, February 11 Where: Scottsdale Civic Center Park, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: arizonaindiantourism.org

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When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 14 Where: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: Scottsdaleaz.gov/seniors/senior-expo

Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show Nearly 2,400 horses with top owners, trainers and breeders from around the world will compete. The 2018 Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show benefits Arabian Horseman’s Distress Fund, ASU Western Equestrian Team, SCC Equine

Sciences Scholarships and March of Dimes.

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When Brian Gibson established his solar panel business in Scottsdale in 2008, solar energy wasn’t a widely accepted way to generate power.

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“Now, we really never have to say that to anyone anymore.”

A third-generation construction contractor, Gibson and his wife, Cindy, opened Advanced Energy Systems during the Great Recession because its construction similarities and environmental benefits were a good fit.

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Advanced Energy Systems founder Brian Gibson poses with a solar panel. (Photo by Kimberly Carrillo)

has constantly improved throughout the years, Gibson stressed. For example, present-day panels are now more efficient and therefore put out more energy, and when a panel gets shaded or isn’t working well, its entire string no longer shuts down.

“This is much better than what we used to be able to do,” Gibson said, as he demonstrated another advancement: a smartphone application that allows him to evaluate in real time whether customer panels are working correctly.

In one case, he detected a down panel and replaced it. His solar panels come with a 25-year warranty.

“Being able to control and watch what’s going on is key,” he elaborated, “because what good is a 25-year warranty if you really don’t know what your panels are doing? So we can see these things much better now.”

Commercial property owners, like DBM Architects, are increasingly going solar, Gibson reported, and like homeowners, they’re in it for the money. “If you’ve got a $200 electric bill and you can put solar on your roof and eliminate that bill, that’s great,” he said. Plus, there are tax incentives for both businesses and homeowners.

And things have seemed to have settled down between the Corporation Commission and APS. “The program that APS has in place now is, I think, a very fair program. It’s good for both,” Gibson said.

The main dispute, he explained, was the disparity between the demand for when electricity is generated and when it’s used; however, the new

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program counters that. “It’s kind of a partnership now between solar and utility companies, whereas we’ve really been archenemies up until this point,” he said, adding there are a lot of incentives to add the LG Chem wall battery, which stores power at the house and feeds it back to the grid between high-demand times.

Gibson has ridden the solar wave in his 10 years of owning Advanced Energy Systems and is one of few solar companies to survive the long haul.

One of several ways the company remains competitive in the market is having a staff for installations.

“The big companies farm out people to install panels and they really don’t have control over what’s going on, and they don’t design it in a custom fashion like we do,” Gibson said. “We customize everything we do. We do an analysis of what their electric bill has been for the last 12 months and see what their solar needs are and what we can produce.”

Advanced Energy Systems installs solar panels throughout the Valley as well as in Casa Grande, Florence, Prescott, Chino Valley, and throughout the state. Commercial customers have included Blessed Sacrament Church, Franciscan Renewal Center, Andre House, Celebrity Equine, Casa Grande Mini Storage, McDowell Mountain Community Church, and DBM Architects.

For more information about Advanced Energy Systems, call 602228-6384 or visit solar-aes.com.

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Furniture consignment shops join ‘shared marketing’ effort

By Maddy Ryan, Cronkite News Competitors working together?

That’s not a typical business practice, but representatives from five Scottsdale furniture consignment stores said their collaboration has helped boost the local industry.

Darlene Richert, president and founder of Avery Lane, spearheaded the effort to brand the high-end resale shops located within a five-mile radius of each other and market them as the Scottsdale Consignment Corridor.

“I approached the other stores and said, ‘Hey, let’s create this as a destination’ because for somebody to drive all the way up from Chandler or Mesa or from the west side to come see one store, it doesn’t make sense,” Richert said. “If they don’t know about the other stores they might go, ‘Well, maybe we won’t go see Avery Lane,’ but if they know they can come here and go to three other stores within a five-mile radius, it makes sense for them.”

Richert and the other shop owners launched what’s called a shared marketing campaign to help cut costs and support each other’s businesses.

Shared marketing, also known as collaborative marketing, is “the next big thing” in advertising, according to Forbes. “None of us, one on one, can buy a full page ad in, say Phoenix Home & Garden (magazine), but with three or four of us together, we can do it,” Richert said.

The group created a handout map with each of the stores’ locations and hours of operation.

The corridor includes Avery Lane, Airpark Consignment, Stevans Consignment, Lost & Found Resale Interiors and Switch Consignment.

Each store distributes the maps to customers.

“The thing we hear on a regular basis is they’ll say, ‘Oh, Stevans sent us to you’ or ‘Lost & Found sent us,’” Richert said. “It creates this feeling with our clients where they think, ‘That’s so cool that you don’t have any equity in (the other stores), and you guys send your clients back and forth.’ They just really appreciate that we have that kind of customer service.”

Peter and Candy LaPlante recently

bought a winter home in Scottsdale and found Avery Lane thanks to the corridor map. “We asked for a map at the last place we were at, and now we’re here,” Candy LaPlante said.

The duo, originally from Spokane, Washington, said they felt resale furniture was the right fit for them.

“We bought a furnished house, and we like maybe half of it, or maybe a little more, and so we’re looking for a few pieces. We’re not really into new stuff,” Peter LaPlante said. “We almost always look for stuff that’s been, what we call, ‘drug behind the pickup.’”

“We don’t have consignment shops like you guys have. These are amazing,” Candy LaPlante added.

Amanda Baldwin, owner of Stevans Consignment, said she believes the collaboration between shops has helped her business. “We feel like competition is a good thing,” Baldwin said. “We all have our own different kind of styles, and all the shop owners are aware of everyone’s styles, and we just refer people to each other.”

Beyond marketing, the stores also coordinate when it comes to practical needs such as expediting deliveries from multiple stores. “If somebody buys stuff at Stevans or Lost & Found, I say, ‘Great! No problem! I will do all of the routing of the delivery,’ and they’re just kind of shocked,’” Richert said. “They can get just about their whole house furnished in a weekend.”

The used merchandise store industry in the U.S. includes about 20,000 stores with combined annual revenue of about $17 billion, according to an industry analysis by Dun & Bradstreet First Research. However, resale wasn’t always a prosperous industry, Richert said.

“Consignment furniture used to have this, ‘Eh, I don’t want to buy resale’ (mentality), and I think Avery Lane is the exception,” Richert said. “A lot of people will be walking around my store for 15 minutes before they realize it’s resale.”

Stevans and Avery Lane expect to open second locations within a year.

Switch Consignment and Lost & Found Resale Interiors each have two locations.

Darlene Richert, proprietor of Avery Lane, said the best part of her job is the instant gratification she receives from customers when told their purchase can be delivered within 24 hours. (Photo by Maddy Ryan/Cronkite News)

“We’ve had some of our competitors who have shut down, quite a few, and part of it is the recession and everything, but part of it is not having good business sense,” Richert said.

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The Rock Star Gallery gives music fans a gathering place amidst memorabilia Billy Gibbons and Eddie Van Halen.

By Wayne Schutsky

Music aficionado Michael Dunn truly embodies the phrase “Do what you love and you’ll never work another day in your life,” and it is easy to see why. The Rock Star Gallery owner has created a business that allows him to share his passion for rock ‘n’ roll with the masses and make a living while doing it.

Rock ‘n’ roll is not a new obsession for Dunn. In fact, the longtime Scottsdale resident and Coronado High School grad went to so many concerts as a teen that he jokes his favorite acts thought he lived in the front row.

“This is what my bedroom looked like when I was 13,” Dunn said, referencing his 1,200-square-foot shop at Kierland Commons. The space, though small, is jam-packed floor to ceiling with signed records, guitars and other artwork.

Rock Star Gallery has roughly 100,000 square feet of merchandise available through its website.

Though the sentiment is sincere, it

Rock Star Gallery features the memorabilia of music legends, including The Eagles, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. (Photo by Kimberly Carrillo)

is unlikely the Arizona native had a $5,600 signed copy of Led Zeppelin’s debut album or a $7,600 guitar signed by the Bee Gees on his wall when he was a budding teen.

That being said, Dunn’s stereo system from high school does sit in a prominent position in the front of the

store and is still used to fill the space with the owner’s favorite music.

Dunn’s vision for the space — which is going on its 14th year — goes beyond a memorabilia store.

He views Rock Star Gallery as a place for visitors to leave their problems behind, and he relishes the look of awe that comes across their faces when they encounter rare pieces of music history.

“The moment they walk in, it’s game on and they get to have a blast,” Dunn said. “Whatever was on their mind before is gone.”

He added, “It is so fun to watch; it really is.”

Looking is free, but owning a piece of rock ‘n’ roll history does not come cheap. Prices for items in the store range from $900 for an autographed photo of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl to $14,000 for a “Guitar Heroes” guitar signed by Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Brian May, Pete Townshend,

The store also features a range of framed and signed albums and signed guitars from such artists as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, AC/DC and Aerosmith.

Beyond that traditional fare, Rock Star Gallery lives up to its name with unique pieces of art depicting and created by rock legends, including an original oil painting of Pink Floyd’s The Division Bell album cover by Carl Kunz and a massive portrait of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash by Sebastian Kruger.

Despite owning a shop lined with rare and expensive pieces of musical history, Dunn insists he never goes in for the hard sell when customers enter the shop. “(My approach) takes all the pressure off,” he said. “When people realize you are not going to sell them something, their demeanor changes and they can just have fun.”

He says this approach makes sense because many of his visitors are out-oftowners on vacation who aren’t going to make an in-store purchase anyway.

“At this point, 70 percent of what we do is abroad,” Dunn said. “We shipped to Turkey, Dubai, U.K. and Australia (recently).”

The gallery does most of its business through its website, and Dunn prefers it that way. The gallery itself, while still a storefront, is a gathering place more than anything else – a place of communion for anyone who loves rock ‘n’ roll, whether they can afford to actually purchase the memorabilia or not.

“This doesn’t exist anywhere else,” Dunn said. “We created the holy grail for music fans.”

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Richard Benson’s Custom Wine Cellars creates stylish storage spaces

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski To say Richard Benson is enthusiastic about wine is an understatement.

He owned and operated a winery and specialty wine store in Washington State, and his wife’s family started Signorello Vineyards, which perished in the 2017 wildfires.

The Bensons moved from Washington to the Valley so their daughter could pursue an Olympic gymnastics career, and it gave him the opportunity to rethink his own career. Benson founded Scottsdale-based Wine Cellar Experts during the economic downturn in 2006.

“Getting into the wine cellar business was somewhat accidental,” Benson said.

“I married my wife, whose family has been in the wine industry since 1969.

The more I learned about it, the more I loved it. I was already in the construction business in high-end woodworking with multimillion-dollar yachts. It was a natural integration to start doing wine cellars. After all, it’s a large, custom piece of furniture.”

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It’s a five-step process: consultation, design, approval, construction and fulfillment.

“We go through a process,” Benson said about his initial meeting with clients. “We talk about our company model. There are other companies that do this – most of them do it differently.

Ours is unique in that everything is fully customized. We have to know this person pretty well. We most likely just met, so there’s a bit of a disconnect until we connect at the passion level. It makes it easier for us to connect and (learn) how to integrate everything into their lifestyle.”

“We have a lot of different clients who have different needs,” Benson said. “We provide everything they’re going to want in terms of entertaining. We’ve been busy, so this is a good time.”

Sitting around his swanky studio that is decorated with an antique press, barrels, corks and other wine accessories, Benson said it’s fun to discuss with clients the benefits of wine

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Benson calls his average customer “knowledgeable” about cellaring wine.

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They could be executives, sports stars or entertainment figures. Benson builds wine cellars for homes or off-site locations at places like Vinotel.

“People can store their collection safely and securely off site, but still be engaged in the art of collecting wine,” he said. “It fits millionaires; it fits people who have smaller homes. They’re anywhere from 40 to 55. They’re all over the board.”

Personally, Benson prefers in-home wine cellars.

“It’s fun to make a spontaneous decision about wine,” he said. “But onethird of our wine cellars have something else in them. They’ll have wine, or singlemalt Scotch collections. Some have a humidor in them.

“We’re finishing one in Sedona where the lady will keep her furs in there. It’s the same exact environment, in terms of humidity, the cool and the dark. We end up with many different things that go in there. Others put decanters and stemware in there, too.”

When it comes to Arizona, Benson admits he thought his family would only stay in the Grand Canyon State for a few years, just long enough for his daughter to train for a possible Olympic bid. But

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“It’s a great community and a great state to have this type of business,” he said. “People here have multiple homes and have wine collections in their main house. We stay pretty busy here.”

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Prisma has acquired an HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press. (Photo courtesy Prisma)

Commercial printer Prisma recently acquired an HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press, the largest in Arizona. The newest addition to Prisma’s vast production line, the versatile HP Indigo 12000 delivers superb print quality for high productivity, making up to 4,600 sheets per hour. Prisma CEO Bob Anderson said the acquisition is a win-win for the company and its customers.

“The size, speed and quality the

Rein & Grossoehme lease space in Grandview Plaza Shopping Center Rein & Grossoehme, a commercial real estate company located at 8767 E. Via de Ventura in Scottsdale, announced that a lease for 1,760 square feet in Grandview Plaza Shopping Center was recently finalized. The space in the shopping center, which is located at 5806 W. Camelback Road in Glendale, was leased to Independent Wireless LLC, which operates as an authorized Cricket Wireless dealer and has 10 other locations. Jim Edwards of Rein & Grossoehme represented the tenant and Bret Olson of Velocity represented the landlord.

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Julie combines her real estate experience with a marketing degree from the University of Hawaii and the University of North Dakota to craft a strategy to bring our Client’s dreams to reality, giving them a story that they will want to tell.

BUYER SPECIALIST – HOME CONDITION SPECIALIST A REALTOR® since 2008, and a Broker since 2016, Tim retired from General Contracting after 30 years in Construction, Remodeling and Home Inspections.

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